All Outputs (109)

Ticagrelor-Aspirin versus Clopidogrel-Aspirin among CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers with Minor Stroke or TIA in Relation to Renal Function: A Post Hoc Analysis of CHANCE-2 Trial (2022)
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Wang, A., Wang, Y., Xie, X., Tian, X., Claiborne Johnston, S., Li, H., …Wang, Y. (2022). Ticagrelor-Aspirin versus Clopidogrel-Aspirin among CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers with Minor Stroke or TIA in Relation to Renal Function: A Post Hoc Analysis of CHANCE-2 Trial. Annals of Internal Medicine, 175(11), 1534-1542. https://doi.org/10.7326/M22-1667

Background: Evidence on the risk-benefit ratio of dual antiplatelet therapies among stroke patients with impaired renal function is limited and inconsistent. Objective: To investigate the effect of renal function on the efficacy and safety of tic... Read More about Ticagrelor-Aspirin versus Clopidogrel-Aspirin among CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers with Minor Stroke or TIA in Relation to Renal Function: A Post Hoc Analysis of CHANCE-2 Trial.

Experience of tinnitus in adults who have severe-to-profound hearing loss: A scoping review (2022)
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Alzahrani, L., Sereda, M., Chamouton, C. S., Haider, H., Dewey, R. S., & Hoare, D. J. (2022). Experience of tinnitus in adults who have severe-to-profound hearing loss: A scoping review. Frontiers in Neurology, 13, Article 1004059. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2022.1004059

Background: Tinnitus is defined as the subjective perception of sound in the absence of an external stimulus, and tinnitus disorder becomes relevant when it is associated with emotional distress, cognitive dysfunction, and/or autonomic arousal. Heari... Read More about Experience of tinnitus in adults who have severe-to-profound hearing loss: A scoping review.

Concurrent mapping of brain ontogeny and phylogeny within a common space: standardised tractography and applications (2022)
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Warrington, S., Thompson, E., Bastiani, M., Dubois, J., Baxter, L., Slater, R., …Sotiropoulos, S. N. (2022). Concurrent mapping of brain ontogeny and phylogeny within a common space: standardised tractography and applications. Science Advances, 8(42), Article eabq2. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abq2022

Developmental and evolutionary effects on brain organization are complex, yet linked, as evidenced by the correspondence in cortical area expansion across these vastly different time scales. However, it is still not possible to study concurrently the... Read More about Concurrent mapping of brain ontogeny and phylogeny within a common space: standardised tractography and applications.

Time-encoded pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling: Increasing SNR in ASL dynamic angiography (2022)
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Woods, J. G., Schauman, S. S., Chiew, M., Chappell, M. A., & Okell, T. W. (2023). Time-encoded pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling: Increasing SNR in ASL dynamic angiography. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, 89(4), 1323-1341. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.29491

Purpose: Dynamic angiography using arterial spin labeling (ASL) can provide detailed hemodynamic information. However, the long time-resolved readouts require small flip angles to preserve ASL signal for later timepoints, limiting SNR. By using time-... Read More about Time-encoded pseudo-continuous arterial spin labeling: Increasing SNR in ASL dynamic angiography.

Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2) (2022)
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Krishnan, K., Law, Z. K., Woodhouse, L. J., Dineen, R. A., Sprigg, N., Wardlaw, J. M., & Bath, P. M. (2023). Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2). Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 8(2), 151-160. https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2021-001375

Background and purpose: Intracerebral haemorrhage volume (ICHV) is prognostically important but does not account for intracranial volume (ICV) and cerebral parenchymal volume (CPV). We assessed measures of intracranial compartments in acute ICH using... Read More about Measures of intracranial compartments in acute intracerebral haemorrhage: data from the Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl Trinitrate in Hypertensive Stroke-2 Trial (RIGHT-2).

Müller cell degeneration and microglial dysfunction in the Alzheimer’s retina (2022)
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Xu, Q. A., Boerkoel, P., Hirsch-Reinshagen, V., Mackenzie, I. R., Hsiung, G. R., Charm, G., …Matsubara, J. A. (2022). Müller cell degeneration and microglial dysfunction in the Alzheimer’s retina. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 10(1), Article 145. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40478-022-01448-y

Amyloid beta (Aβ) deposits in the retina of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD) eye may provide a useful diagnostic biomarker for AD. This study focused on the relationship of Aβ with macroglia and microglia, as these glial cells are hypothesized to play im... Read More about Müller cell degeneration and microglial dysfunction in the Alzheimer’s retina.

A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England (2022)
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Blake, H., Somerset, S., Mahmood, I., Mahmood, N., Corner, J., Ball, J. K., & Denning, C. (2022). A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(20), Article 13140. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192013140

Asymptomatic testing for SARS-CoV-2 RNA has been used to prevent and manage COVID-19 outbreaks in university settings, but few studies have explored their implementation. The aim of the study was to evaluate how an accredited asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2... Read More about A Qualitative Evaluation of the Barriers and Enablers for Implementation of an Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 Testing Service at the University of Nottingham: A Multi-Site Higher Education Setting in England.

Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study (2022)
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Blake, H., Somerset, S., Mahmood, I., Mahmood, N., Corner, J., Ball, J. K., & Denning, C. (2022). Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(19), Article 12464. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912464

The aim of the study was to explore workforce experiences of the rapid implementation of a SARS-CoV-2 asymptomatic testing service (ATS) in a higher education setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The setting was a multi-campus university in the UK,... Read More about Workforce Experiences of a Rapidly Established SARS-CoV-2 Asymptomatic Testing Service in a Higher Education Setting: A Qualitative Study.

SVOA Neurology Sera from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Relapse or Remission Affect the Blood-Brain Barrier Differently: An In vitro Study (2022)
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Mathur, M., Gran, B., Tanasescu, R., Constantinescu, C. S., Bayraktutan, U., & Bayraktutan, U. (2022). SVOA Neurology Sera from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Relapse or Remission Affect the Blood-Brain Barrier Differently: An In vitro Study. SVOA Neurology, 3(5), 208-213

Background: Breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) constitutes a key step in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Aims: To investigate whether sera from MS patients in relapse or in remission may differently affect the BBB function and... Read More about SVOA Neurology Sera from Patients with Multiple Sclerosis in Relapse or Remission Affect the Blood-Brain Barrier Differently: An In vitro Study.

Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning (2022)
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Kok, Y. E., Pszczolkowski, S., Law, Z. K., Ali, A., Krishnan, K., Bath, P., …French, A. P. (2022). Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning. Radiology: Artificial Intelligence, 4(6), https://doi.org/10.1148/ryai.220096

This study evaluated deep learning algorithms for semantic segmentation and quantification of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), perihematomal edema (PHE), and intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) on noncontrast CT scans of patients with spontaneous ICH. M... Read More about Semantic Segmentation of Spontaneous Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, and Associated Edema on CT Images Using Deep Learning.

Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016 (2022)
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Scutt, P., Ban, L., Card, T., Crooks, C. J., Guha, N., West, J., & Morling, J. R. (2022). Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016. BMJ Open, 12(9), e058967. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058967

OBJECTIVE: We aimed to determine (1) the temporal trends of liver enzyme testing in UK general practice and (2) how these vary among different subgroups at risk of chronic liver disease (CLD). DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: UK primary c... Read More about Liver blood marker testing in UK primary care: a UK wide cohort study, 2004-2016.

External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke (2022)
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Mair, G., White, P., Bath, P. M., Muir, K. W., Salman, R. A., Martin, C., …Wardlaw, J. M. (2022). External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke. Annals of Neurology, 92(6), 943-957. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26495

Objective To test e-ASPECTS software in patients with stroke. Marketed as a decision-support tool, e-ASPECTS may detect features of ischemia or hemorrhage on computed tomography (CT) imaging and quantify ischemic extent using ASPECTS (Alberta Strok... Read More about External validation of e-ASPECTS software for interpreting brain CT in stroke.

The Core Rehabilitation Outcome Set for Single-Sided Deafness (CROSSSD) study: International consensus on outcome measures for trials of interventions for adults with single-sided deafness (2022)
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Katiri, R., Hall, D. A., Hoare, D. J., Fackrell, K., Horobin, A., Hogan, N., …for the Core Rehabilitation Outcome Set for Single-Sided Deafness (CROSSSD) initiative. (2022). The Core Rehabilitation Outcome Set for Single-Sided Deafness (CROSSSD) study: International consensus on outcome measures for trials of interventions for adults with single-sided deafness. Trials, 23(1), Article 764. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06702-1

Background: Single-sided deafness (SSD) has functional, psychological, and social consequences. Interventions for adults with SSD include hearing aids and auditory implants. Benefits and harms (outcome domains) of these interventions are until now re... Read More about The Core Rehabilitation Outcome Set for Single-Sided Deafness (CROSSSD) study: International consensus on outcome measures for trials of interventions for adults with single-sided deafness.

Neonatal stroke surveillance study protocol in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (2022)
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Kwok, T. C., Dineen, R. A., Whitehouse, W., Lynn, R. M., McSweeney, N., & Sharkey, D. (2022). Neonatal stroke surveillance study protocol in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland. Open Medicine, 17(1), 1417-1424. https://doi.org/10.1515/med-2022-0554

Neonatal stroke is a devastating condition that causes brain injury in babies and often leads to lifelong neurological impairment. Recent prospective population studies of neonatal stroke are lacking. Neonatal strokes are different from those in olde... Read More about Neonatal stroke surveillance study protocol in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.

Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms (2022)
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Kadir, R. R. A., Alwjwaj, M., Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2022). Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-022-10439-4

Improved understanding of the key mechanisms underlying cerebral ischemic injury is essential for the discovery of efficacious novel therapeutics for stroke. Through detailed analysis of plasma samples obtained from a large number of healthy voluntee... Read More about Outgrowth Endothelial Cell Conditioned Medium Negates TNF-α-Evoked Cerebral Barrier Damage: A Reverse Translational Research to Explore Mechanisms.

Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of progression of cerebral small vessel disease: baseline data and statistical analysis plan for the Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) (ISRCTN14911850) (2022)
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Bath, P. M., Mhlanga, I., Woodhouse, L. J., Doubal, F., Oatey, K., Montgomery, A. A., … LACI-2 Trial Investigators. (2023). Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of progression of cerebral small vessel disease: baseline data and statistical analysis plan for the Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) (ISRCTN14911850). Stroke and Vascular Neurology, 8, Article e001816. https://doi.org/10.1136/svn-2022-001816

Background: Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) causes lacunar strokes (25% of all ischaemic strokes), physical frailty and cognitive impairment and vascular and mixed dementia. There is no specific treatment to prevent progression of SVD. Methods: T... Read More about Cilostazol and isosorbide mononitrate for the prevention of progression of cerebral small vessel disease: baseline data and statistical analysis plan for the Lacunar Intervention Trial-2 (LACI-2) (ISRCTN14911850).

A qualitative investigation of the hearing and hearing-aid related emotional states experienced by adults with hearing loss (2022)
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Holman, J. A., Ali, Y. H. K., & Naylor, G. (2022). A qualitative investigation of the hearing and hearing-aid related emotional states experienced by adults with hearing loss. International Journal of Audiology, https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2022.2111373

Objective: Despite previous research into the psychosocial impact of hearing loss, little detail is known regarding the hearing and hearing-aid-related emotional states experienced by adults with hearing loss in everyday life, and how they occur. Des... Read More about A qualitative investigation of the hearing and hearing-aid related emotional states experienced by adults with hearing loss.

Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion (2022)
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Seiffge, D. J., Polymeris, A. A., Law, Z. K., Krishnan, K., Zietz, A., Thilemann, S., …Peters, N. (2022). Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion. Annals of Neurology, 92(6), 921-930. https://doi.org/10.1002/ana.26481

Objective: We assessed whether hematoma expansion (HE) and favorable outcome differ according to type of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Methods: Among participants with ICH enrolled in the TICH-2 (Tranexamic Acid for Hyperacute Primary Intracerebral... Read More about Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy and the Risk of Hematoma Expansion.

Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of interventions to prevent COVID-19 in care homes (COS-COVID-PCARE Study) (2022)
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Shepherd, V., Islam, I., Wood, F., Williamson, P. R., Goodman, C., Bath, P. M., …Hood, K. (2022). Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of interventions to prevent COVID-19 in care homes (COS-COVID-PCARE Study). BMC Geriatrics, 22(1), Article 710. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03395-8

Background: People living in care homes have experienced devastating impact from COVID-19. As interventions to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 are developed and evaluated, there is an urgent need for researchers to agree on the outcomes used whe... Read More about Development of a core outcome set for the evaluation of interventions to prevent COVID-19 in care homes (COS-COVID-PCARE Study).

Paramagnetic rims are a promising diagnostic imaging biomarker in multiple sclerosis (2022)
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Meaton, I., Altokhis, A., Allen, C. M., Clarke, M. A., Sinnecker, T., Meier, D., …Evangelou, N. (2022). Paramagnetic rims are a promising diagnostic imaging biomarker in multiple sclerosis. Multiple Sclerosis Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/13524585221118677

Background: White matter lesions (WMLs) on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in multiple sclerosis (MS) may contribute to misdiagnosis. In chronic active lesions, peripheral iron-laden macrophages appear as paramagnetic rim lesions (PRLs). Objec... Read More about Paramagnetic rims are a promising diagnostic imaging biomarker in multiple sclerosis.